>> If you remember, back in the sample site, when the viewer clicks on the Our Staff option, a few different things happen.…One, it actually loads the Our Staff content when they click on it.…The second thing that happens is that that particular movie clip symbol becomes disabled, much like the Our History does…by default, so the viewer can actually interact with it.…The third thing that happens is that the Our History option becomes re-enabled…so the viewer can then interact with and navigate to that section if they chose.…

A few of those things you're gonna accomplish in this exercise.…I'm gonna go ahead and close my browser window and return back to my aboutUs.fla inside of Flash.…The first step is to add an on release mouse event to the ourStaffmc movie clip symbol.…So again, in aboutUs.fla, make sure that you have the first key frame and layer "A" selected and that you have your actions panel open.…In there, you're gonna wanna scroll all the way down to the bottom of the actions, then let's add an "on release" mouse event to that by between the…

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3/7/2006

Have you completed the Flash Professional 8 Essential Training course, or are you already up to speed on the fundamentals of Flash? If so, you're ready to move beyond the basics with this series of step-by-step video tutorials. In Flash Professional 8 Beyond the Basics, Shane Rebenschied will expand your Flash skill set by guiding you through the production of a complete website built with Flash and ActionScript. Exercise files accompany the training videos, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.

Topics include:

Integrating Fireworks, Photoshop, and Illustrator content
ActionScript Classes, Objects, Methods, and Properties
Using the LoadVars Class to build scrolling text fields
Using HTML and CSS with Flash
Integrating usability and functionality
Building an ActionScript-driven navigation system
Building a dynamically loading slideshow with text and images
Building a Preloader
Using Components to create a feedback form
Testing and publishing your final project